History
Organization that sets standards for euthanasia of animals
What is the American Association of Vet Med (AVMA)?
Displacement rate for CO2 for rodent euthanasia
What is 30-70%?
Scientific name for a zebrafish
What is Danio rerio?
Scientific Name for the domestic rabbit
What is Oryctolagus cuniculus?
Scientific Name for a ferret
What is Mustela putorius furo?
Committee of the AVMA that comes up with euthanasia guidelines
What is the Panel of Euthanasia (POE)?
Euthanasia dose for barbiturates and dissociative combos in rodents
What is 3 times the anesthetic dose?
Time zebrafish must be left in immersion anesthetic solution for euthanasia
What is 30 min after cessation of opercular movement?
The acceptable method of euthanasia for rabbits
What is IV or IP injection of barbiturates or barbituric acid derivatives?
Classification for T-61 given IV for euthanasia in Dogs
What is acceptable?
Terms the word euthanasia was derived from
What are Eu (good) and thanatos (death)?
Species for which IP Ethanol is an acceptable w/conditions method of euthanasia
What is Mus musculus?
Water temperature for rapid chilling euthanasia
What is 2-4 C?
Unless in emergency situations, this is unacceptable as a euthanasia method for rabbits
What is blunt force trauma?
Preferred method to euthanize lab NHP
What is sedation followed by IV barbiturate?
Definitions for these two terms were clarified in the 2020 guidelines
What are Sedation vs Unconscious?
Age that hypothermia is unacceptable for rodent euthanasia
What is < 10 days?
Acceptable w/conditions methods that must be followed by pithing when used to euthanize zebrafish
What are decapitation and manual applied blunt force trauma?
State in which animals must be in to use adjunct methods for euthanasia
What are unconscious or anesthetized?
Circumstance in which hypothermia can be used to euthanize a kitten
What is never? Unacceptable method
Year the first AVMA POE was convened
What is 1963?
Weight that cervical dislocation is acceptable w/conditions for mice and rats
What is <200 g?
Drug commonly used in many countries for zebrafish euthanasia but is currently FDA unapproved
What is Metomidate?
Displacement rate for CO2 used in rabbit euthanasia
What is 50-60%?
Weight that inhaled anesthetics can be used as an acceptable w/conditions euthanasia method in dogs and cats
What is <7 kg?